Action brought on 23 June 2023 – Katjes Fassin v EUIPO (Beyond Chocolate)

(Case T-343/23)

Language of the case: German

Parties

Applicant: Katjes Fassin GmbH & Co. KG (Emmerich am Rhein, Germany) (represented by: A. Renck and C. Stöber)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO

Trade mark at issue: Application for EU word mark ‘Beyond Chocolate’ – Application No 18 578 274

Contested decision: Decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 11 April 2023 in Case R 2352/2022-1

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:

annul the contested decision;

order EUIPO to pay the costs.

Pleas in law

Infringement of Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council;

Infringement of Article 95(1) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council.

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